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What is ashwsftr.dll?

Part of avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software

What is it?

avast! Web Shield Filter Module - Avast Antivirus is a full-featured antivirus and anti-spyware scanning and removal product. Avast offers a web-reputation browser extension as well as virtualization technology. Accurate threat updates via avast updates are delivered automatically using PUSH update technology in Avast! Antivirus.

Description of ashwsftr.dll from AVAST Software

“Free antivirus with anti-spyware protection for Windows. AVAST Software leads the security software industry – protecting 160 million PCs, Macs and Mobiles around the globe – by distributing FREE antivirus software that makes no compromises in terms of protection. Dependable and fast, with a small resource footprint, it often outperforms competitors’ paid-for antivirus suites.”

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How is ashwsftr.dll loaded?

Process Module - ashwsftr.dll is loaded as a DLL (dynamic link library) module within the process avastsvc.exe (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software) via run-time dynamic linking.

avast! Antivirus is loaded by:

avastsvc.exe (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

Community

What is the community is seeing?	What is the community is doing?
About 0.5% of all Boost users have the ashwsftr.dll file.	Of the 0.5% of ashwsftr.dll users, 11.1% have disabled it.

How resource intensive is the loaded module ashwsftr.dll?

Comparison based on the average resource utilization across all programs.

0.00002203% CPU1.8%

Average thread CPU utilization across all loaded modules is 0.00120%.

Typical file (disk image) location:

C:\Program Files\avast software\avast\ashwsftr.dll

Are there other versions of avast! Antivirus?

ashwsftr.dll - version 8.0.1497.376 (this)

ashwsftr.dll - version 8.0.1489.300

ashwsftr.dll - version 8.0.1488.286

ashwsftr.dll - version 8.0.1483.72

ashwsftr.dll - version 8.0.1482.45

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1474.765

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1473.755

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1466.549

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1456.418

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1455.186

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1451.402

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1426.0

ashwsftr.dll - version 7.0.1407.0

ashwsftr.dll - version 6.0.1367.0

ashwsftr.dll - version 6.0.1125.0

ashwsftr.dll - version 6, 0, 999, 0

What else is related?

avastsvc.exe (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswregsvr64.exe (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

swhealthex.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswregsvr.exe (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswpatchmgt.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

avastip.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

arpot.dll (avast! antivirus by ALWIL Software)

asw6noti.exe (avast! antivirus by AVAST Software)

asw6ldr.dll (avast! antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswnsf.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswnseng.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswrawfs.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswar.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswsqlt.dll (avast! Antivirus by ALWIL Software)

avastss.scr (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

fwaux.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

afwcoreserv.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aswara.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

asoutext.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

avastguiproxy.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

avastguiproxy64.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

aavmrpch64.dll (avast! Antivirus by AVAST Software)

What Windows OS versions does this run on?

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072)

Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)

Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6001.65536)

Windows Vista (TM) Business (6.0.6002.131072)

Windows Seven Black Edition (6.1.7600.0)

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7600.0)

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)

Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)

About AVAST Software

avast! antivirus software provides complete virus protection for your computer. Antivirus engine is complemented by anti-spyware, firewall and antispam modules More...

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File details

File name: ashwsftr.dll

Publisher: AVAST Software

Name: avast! Antivirus

Description: avast! Web Shield Filter Module

Version: 8.0.1497.376

Original file name: aswWsFtr.DLL

Digital certificate

Issued to: AVAST Software

Certificate authority: VeriSign

Resource utilization

Total CPU: 0.0000220337%

Privileged CPU: 0.0000185883%

User CPU: 0.0000034454%

CPU Cycle count /sec: 222

Module memory size: 92 KB

Image hashes

MD5: 1d871ade6939c0ba786e2843084c1100

SHA-1: 8f9b4edb647cc9b02619ef7ca3ac9a6c6f755b24

SHA-256: 95cb34ecd1fa492b623c7e3d5b939e199c5f7da9931ba5e7618ac22864ef7296

PE image details

Subsystem: Windows GUI

Langauge*: Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0

Import Table

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AavmSetSensitivityOnScanHandle

AavmCloseScanEngineHandle

AavmUpdateScanEngineHandle

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RegOpenKeyA

SetSecurityDescriptorDacl

InitializeSecurityDescriptor

RegQueryValueExW

RegOpenKeyExW

RegCloseKey

aswcmnbs.dll View import functions for aswcmnbs.dll

StreamHashInit

StreamHashGet

StreamHashClose

secCreateSharedEvent

fsGetAvastTempPath

secOpenSharedEvent

StreamHashAdd

fsGetAvastTempFileName

aswcmnis.dll View import functions for aswcmnis.dll

crcGenerate32c

aswcmnos.dll View import functions for aswcmnos.dll

dep_strFreeString

dep_strNormalToNewUnicode

aswdld.dll View import functions for aswdld.dll

aswDldLoadProxyState

aswDldInit

aswengldr.dll View import functions for aswengldr.dll

avscanScanMemory

avscanSetScanContext

aswlog.dll View import functions for aswlog.dll

logInsertURL

kernel32.dll View import functions for kernel32.dll

QueryPerformanceCounter

GetCurrentThreadId

IsDebuggerPresent

SetUnhandledExceptionFilter

UnhandledExceptionFilter

GetCurrentProcess

TerminateProcess

InterlockedCompareExchange

GetProcAddress

GetShortPathNameW

lstrlenW

lstrcatW

lstrcpyW

LoadLibraryExW

LoadLibraryW

WaitForSingleObject

GetPrivateProfileIntW

EnterCriticalSection

LeaveCriticalSection

SetEvent

CloseHandle

GetCurrentProcessId

CreateThread

TerminateThread

Sleep

DeleteCriticalSection

GetTempPathW

CreateDirectoryW

CreateFileW

GetFileSize

HeapAlloc

ReadFile

HeapFree

GetSystemTimeAsFileTime

SetEndOfFile

WriteFile

SetFilePointer

GetTickCount

DeleteFileW

HeapCreate

DisableThreadLibraryCalls

HeapDestroy

WideCharToMultiByte

GetLocalTime

GetTimeFormatA

GetThreadLocale

GetDateFormatA

GetTimeZoneInformation

GetProcessHeap

InterlockedExchange

InitializeCriticalSection

SetLastError

OpenEventW

CreateEventW

msvcp90.dll

msvcr90.dll

user32.dll View import functions for user32.dll

LoadStringW

LoadStringA

Export Table

getfilterversion

httpfilterproc

terminatefilter

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